Following the news that US architecture studio Rael San Fratello has won the Design Museum's Design of the Year award, here's another chance to see our exclusive interview with partner Virginia San Fratello in which she discusses the studio's border-wall-straddling see-saw.
Speaking to Dezeen in a live interview as part of Dezeen's Virtual Design Festival last year, San Fratello explained the thinking behind the Teeter-Totter Wall, which was named Design of the Year today.
Designed by San Fratello and Rael San Fratello co-founder Ronald Rael, the seesaws, or teeter-totters, were designed to create a physical connection between communities on either side of the wall. The installation was in place for 40 minutes before it was removed.
"For 40 minutes we were able to show the world that play can be an act of resistance," San Fratello told Dezeen. "And the wall became a literal fulcrum for US-Mexico relations." "Children and adults were connected in meaningful ways, with the recognition that actions that take place on one side have a direct consequence on the other," she continued.
Teeter-Totter Wall was named Design of the Year today
In the interview, which covered many of Rael San Fratello's projects, the architect described the seesaws as a "guerrilla project", as it was installed without official permission.

"We have worked hard to smuggle in design at the border as you can see in our teeter-totter," she said. "...